India, June 13 -- India and China have agreed to hold talks aimed at resolving specific issues of concern in the fields of trade and economics as they work to stabilise and rebuild bilateral ties following the end of the military face-off in Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The decision to hold the "functional dialogues" was taken during a meeting between foreign secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese vice foreign minister Sun Weidong in New Delhi on Thursday. The two sides further agreed to speed up efforts to resume direct air services, suspended since 2020. Sun also met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.

The talks between Misri and Sun, a former envoy to India, were part of a series of meetings held since the two sid...